Seeing Taiwan through our mothers’ eyes, featuring the creators of Amah Faraway

Hearts in Taiwan

Whether you call your grandmother “amah”, “popo”, “waipo”, “nainai”, “mama”, “grandma”, or something else, she plays a key role in your connection to your heritage. Amah Faraway tells the story of how young Kylie transforms from feeling unsure and reluctant to embracing her grandmother and her heritage country. We got to talk with author Margaret Chiu Greanias and illustrator Tracy Subisak and found many common threads that the Taiwanese diaspora will see reflected throughout this delightful picture book.

Where to buy Amah Faraway:

• Signed by Margaret (Linden Tree Books)
• Signed by Tracy (Green Bean Books)
• Your preferred booksellers

Margaret Chiu Greanias

• Twitter
• Instagram
• Website

Tracy Subisak

• Instagram
• Website

Additional resources:

• Chinese family tree (Off the Great Wall video, Mina Learns Chinese Instagram graphics for grandparents, aunts/uncles)
• Taiwanese family tree (Taiwanese)
• "Lost Generation", a palindromic poem by Jonathan Reed (video, text)
• Taiwanese Association of Greater Portland (TAGP)

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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. No idea what to call our aunts and uncles (00:01:45)

3. Introducing Margaret Chiu Greanias and Tracy Subisak (00:05:15)

4. Connections to Taiwan (00:06:30)

5. Family influences growing up (00:11:49)

6. All the names for our grandmothers (00:19:14)

7. Amahs faraway, Mamas close by (00:25:05)

8. Easter eggs in the Amah Faraway illustrations (00:31:43)

9. Literary choices in writing Amah Faraway (00:36:51)

10. Where are the men? (00:40:56)

11. What does it mean to be Taiwanese? (00:43:09)

12. A new review! (00:46:19)